Events
- With the Napoleonic War continuing, loss of investment and manpower impacted cricket and only 6 first-class matches have been recorded in 1808:
- 23–24 May — MCC v Middlesex @ Lord's Old Ground
- 30–31 May — MCC v Middlesex @ Lord's Old Ground
- 6–7 June — MCC v Homerton @ Lord's Old Ground
- 27–29 June — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground
- 6–7 July — All-England v Surrey @ Lord's Old Ground
- 11–13 July — Surrey v All-England @ Holt Pound, Farnham
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